Friday, July 11, 2008

Capitell-Riley Wedding!

This post is a little late considering Anne and Rob are now a good month into marriage, but I wanted to share some of the great pics from their big day. It was so fun to be a part and have a reunion with everyone again. Next year we're going to have to be really good about planning a reunion get together because now everyone is married and we won't be getting together for weddings and especially not for births! (Though we have a bet that Amy and Matt will go first!)

The Bride Striking a Pose!
Anne looked so elegant and beautiful on her big day. The wedding was at Oak Mountain Pres with the reception at Altadena Valley Country Club. Marshall precided right before jetting out to LA for good. Dalgo showed up an hour late for the wedding (Megan was out of town) and met up with us at the reception. Parker moved that day but also made it to the reception. There were a ton of us in the wedding party, and Anne gave us all these super cute red necklaces. Jake and Collin played for the ceremony. They did a great job, and it was so good to see everyone.
Here are some pics from the rehearsal dinner.




After enjoying a honeymoon in Jamaica (at Sandals! Got another couple for our 5th Anniversary trip), Mr. and Mrs. Riley are residing in Hoover. We're so glad to have them in Bham.

Sunday, July 6, 2008

4th of July Throw Down


Families from our Small Group at Faith waiting on the fireworks to begin.


The second annual July 4th cookout was a huge success - at least that's what we hear! We certainly enjoyed having our friends and family over to enjoy some good ole BBQ and we hope they enjoyed it also! We definitely couldn't have hosted without the help of Mike and Liz, my parents, and Kyle, aka "Master Chef and holder of the secret Haskew BBQ sauce." His ribs turned out fantastic as usually - and this is coming from someone who's already eaten them for 3 different meals in less than 48 hours!

My parents came decked out in patriotic attire and laden with two Boston butts and a ton of other food. Friends brought desserts and all together we certainly had a spread! After food and games and conversation, we headed to downtown Homewood to watch the fireworks over Vulcan. Thanks everyone for coming and helping and sharing the holiday with us! We had such a great time!